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Eglnj3SiJ Volume 39 Number 39 Weber State College Ogden, Utah March 23, 1979 fc- FIREFALL, RECORDING ARTISTS of Luna Sea and Elan albums, will be at the Dee Events Center April 4. Two nights later, Jethro Tull and U.K. will be there. Firefall, Jethro Tull plan April DEC concerts After a considerable dry spell with no live rock entertainment at Weber, three nationally known Council bestows honorary degrees Jesse Jackson, a nationally known civil rights leader will receive an honorary doctor's degree and deliver the commencement address June 1 at Weber State College, while a specialist in the development of solid rocketry and a leading watershed scientist will also receive honorary doctorates. A. Russell Croft, U.S. Forest Service hydrology specialist and administrator and Dr. Harold W. Ritchey, retired president of Thiokol Corporation will receive honorary degrees. The 91st commencement will be held in the Dee Events Center on the evening of June 1, and will be the first time the college has combined commencement and baccalaureate services into one meeting. The commencement speaker and the honorary degree recipients were approved by the WSC Institutional Council Wednesday morning after they had been recommended to the council by Dr. Rodney H. Brady, WSC president. The WSC Institutional Council earlier this year approved the granting of three honorary degrees at each commencement. , -'x r I bands are coming to the Dee Events Center within just a few days of each other in the The practice in the past has been to award two. Rev. Jackson is a Chicago Baptist clergyman and civil rights leaders. He is a veteran of sit-ins and protest marches since the early 10's. He was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and had some solid support to succeed him. He is known as an influential moderate in the civil rights movement. Mr. Croft taught at WSC before joining the Forest Service as a researcher in forest hydrology in 1934. He then became a national forest administrator responsible for watershed management and restoration, serving from 1951 to 1962 in that assignment. His last position before retirement was at the University of Arizona as professor of watershed management from 1964 to 1967. Dr. Ritchey was elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Thiokol in December of 1970. He retired from Thiokol in November, 1977. Since then he as served on boards of directors of private corporations in various parts of the country, and on several State of Utah advisory boards. He now resides in Ogden. beginning of April. Firefall will be here April 4. Sponsored by the Concerts Committee, tickets are $5 and $6, with a $1 reduction for students. The concert will start at 7 : 30 p.m. Jethro Tull and U.K., sponsored by a commercial booking company, will give a concert April 6 at 8 p.m. Booksto text -handling sur The WSC Bookstore is now absorbing the 4 per cent shipping charge in an effort to help students and lower prices, Bryan Steele, student body president elect states. "In a cooperative effort between administration officials, the bookstore manager, Dee Schenk, and the Blue Key Fraternity," Steele credited, "the lowering of book prices is a significant change." Though not obvious in terms of dollars and cents, where it affects students most, Steele says this marks the beginning of many efforts to come in this and other areas. Steele, calling this a "great victory for us as students," encourages students to bring any discrepancies between prices in the WSC bookstore and any other bookstore in the state to be brought personally to hisattention. Governor permits release only of salary averages by Beverly Taggart Governor Scott M. Matheson signed into law Wednesday a bill that requires institutions of higher education to release only gross salary averages of its employees. However, all other Utah state employees must have their individual salary made public. Signpost Editor John Redding filed suit against the college last year requesting personnaly identifiable salary information and successfully won the suit in Third District Court in Salt Lake City. The college then appealed to the Utah Supreme Court. The new law, Senate Bill 129, now makes salaries of employees in higher education private. Kent Scott, attorney for Redding, said he is now considering the consitutional aspect of the bill and will make a decision sometime next week on whether to file a new suit in federal court. President Rodney H. Brady said, "I believe that Senate Bill 129 provides an excellent way by which the public can be kept informed regarding salary levels in high education. I will provide a way for all institutions of higher education to report on a con-sistant and comparable basis." John Redding said he believed the Utah Legislature and Governor have now set one group of re absorbs 4 Steele marks this bookstore change, apparently, as the first victory of his new administration, with, he hopes, many more to come. Schenk says they have been looking at this change since fall Women set elections ASWSC Release The Associated Women Students of WSC will hold their elections in April of this year. Their elections are open to anyone on campus. The positions open and the requirements for each are listed below: President -1. Must be of Junior or Senior standing, 2. Must have previously served on the AWS council. Vice - President -1. Must have people above another. He also said he was confused as to why the governor decided not to veto the bill after Matheson had gone on public record as saying he favored disclosure of personally identifiable salary information of employees in higher education. "By making this information private through legislation," Redding noted, "they (the legislature) have ignored the very basic principle involved here, which is the people of the state of Utah have the unmistakable right to know exactly where their money is going and to whom." Inside Today Editorial Pg.4 NCAA Photos Pg. 6, 7 Sports Pg. 10,11 quarter. "Actually, it's just an opportune time for Bryan Steele," he said. "President Rodney H. Brady, who is very student-oriented, as the bookstore certainly is, is responsible for our absorption of the 4 per cent freight charge." Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing, 2. AWS council experience recommended, not required. Secretary - 1. Must have Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing. The petitions for these offices can be obtained from Toni Weight, Room 232 UB, or any of the AWS officers. They must be completed and returned by March 23. The elections will be held April 4th and 5th. charge

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Eglnj3SiJ Volume 39 Number 39 Weber State College Ogden, Utah March 23, 1979 fc- FIREFALL, RECORDING ARTISTS of Luna Sea and Elan albums, will be at the Dee Events Center April 4. Two nights later, Jethro Tull and U.K. will be there. Firefall, Jethro Tull plan April DEC concerts After a considerable dry spell with no live rock entertainment at Weber, three nationally known Council bestows honorary degrees Jesse Jackson, a nationally known civil rights leader will receive an honorary doctor's degree and deliver the commencement address June 1 at Weber State College, while a specialist in the development of solid rocketry and a leading watershed scientist will also receive honorary doctorates. A. Russell Croft, U.S. Forest Service hydrology specialist and administrator and Dr. Harold W. Ritchey, retired president of Thiokol Corporation will receive honorary degrees. The 91st commencement will be held in the Dee Events Center on the evening of June 1, and will be the first time the college has combined commencement and baccalaureate services into one meeting. The commencement speaker and the honorary degree recipients were approved by the WSC Institutional Council Wednesday morning after they had been recommended to the council by Dr. Rodney H. Brady, WSC president. The WSC Institutional Council earlier this year approved the granting of three honorary degrees at each commencement. , -'x r I bands are coming to the Dee Events Center within just a few days of each other in the The practice in the past has been to award two. Rev. Jackson is a Chicago Baptist clergyman and civil rights leaders. He is a veteran of sit-ins and protest marches since the early 10's. He was a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and had some solid support to succeed him. He is known as an influential moderate in the civil rights movement. Mr. Croft taught at WSC before joining the Forest Service as a researcher in forest hydrology in 1934. He then became a national forest administrator responsible for watershed management and restoration, serving from 1951 to 1962 in that assignment. His last position before retirement was at the University of Arizona as professor of watershed management from 1964 to 1967. Dr. Ritchey was elected chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Thiokol in December of 1970. He retired from Thiokol in November, 1977. Since then he as served on boards of directors of private corporations in various parts of the country, and on several State of Utah advisory boards. He now resides in Ogden. beginning of April. Firefall will be here April 4. Sponsored by the Concerts Committee, tickets are $5 and $6, with a $1 reduction for students. The concert will start at 7 : 30 p.m. Jethro Tull and U.K., sponsored by a commercial booking company, will give a concert April 6 at 8 p.m. Booksto text -handling sur The WSC Bookstore is now absorbing the 4 per cent shipping charge in an effort to help students and lower prices, Bryan Steele, student body president elect states. "In a cooperative effort between administration officials, the bookstore manager, Dee Schenk, and the Blue Key Fraternity," Steele credited, "the lowering of book prices is a significant change." Though not obvious in terms of dollars and cents, where it affects students most, Steele says this marks the beginning of many efforts to come in this and other areas. Steele, calling this a "great victory for us as students," encourages students to bring any discrepancies between prices in the WSC bookstore and any other bookstore in the state to be brought personally to hisattention. Governor permits release only of salary averages by Beverly Taggart Governor Scott M. Matheson signed into law Wednesday a bill that requires institutions of higher education to release only gross salary averages of its employees. However, all other Utah state employees must have their individual salary made public. Signpost Editor John Redding filed suit against the college last year requesting personnaly identifiable salary information and successfully won the suit in Third District Court in Salt Lake City. The college then appealed to the Utah Supreme Court. The new law, Senate Bill 129, now makes salaries of employees in higher education private. Kent Scott, attorney for Redding, said he is now considering the consitutional aspect of the bill and will make a decision sometime next week on whether to file a new suit in federal court. President Rodney H. Brady said, "I believe that Senate Bill 129 provides an excellent way by which the public can be kept informed regarding salary levels in high education. I will provide a way for all institutions of higher education to report on a con-sistant and comparable basis." John Redding said he believed the Utah Legislature and Governor have now set one group of re absorbs 4 Steele marks this bookstore change, apparently, as the first victory of his new administration, with, he hopes, many more to come. Schenk says they have been looking at this change since fall Women set elections ASWSC Release The Associated Women Students of WSC will hold their elections in April of this year. Their elections are open to anyone on campus. The positions open and the requirements for each are listed below: President -1. Must be of Junior or Senior standing, 2. Must have previously served on the AWS council. Vice - President -1. Must have people above another. He also said he was confused as to why the governor decided not to veto the bill after Matheson had gone on public record as saying he favored disclosure of personally identifiable salary information of employees in higher education. "By making this information private through legislation," Redding noted, "they (the legislature) have ignored the very basic principle involved here, which is the people of the state of Utah have the unmistakable right to know exactly where their money is going and to whom." Inside Today Editorial Pg.4 NCAA Photos Pg. 6, 7 Sports Pg. 10,11 quarter. "Actually, it's just an opportune time for Bryan Steele," he said. "President Rodney H. Brady, who is very student-oriented, as the bookstore certainly is, is responsible for our absorption of the 4 per cent freight charge." Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing, 2. AWS council experience recommended, not required. Secretary - 1. Must have Sophomore, Junior, or Senior standing. The petitions for these offices can be obtained from Toni Weight, Room 232 UB, or any of the AWS officers. They must be completed and returned by March 23. The elections will be held April 4th and 5th. charge